asha
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Asha is the central Zoroastrian concept of truth, order, and cosmic righteousness that governs both the moral and natural worlds.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| asha canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3973696 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: asha Context triple: [Zoroaster, associatedConcept, asha]
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A.
ASH
ASH is the ICAO airline designator used to identify Mesa Airlines in international aviation operations.
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B.
ashik
An ashik is a traditional Turkic bard and folk musician who performs narrative poetry and epic tales, often accompanying themselves on a long-necked lute.
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C.
ASHAK
ASHAK is the acronym for the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo, the country’s highest institution for scientific and artistic research and promotion.
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D.
Ash
Ash is the insecure yet determined son of Mr. Fox in Roald Dahl’s story and its film adaptation, known for his quirky personality and desire to prove himself.
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E.
Ash
Ash is the coldly logical android science officer and secret antagonist aboard the spaceship Nostromo in the 1979 science fiction horror film "Alien."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: asha Target entity description: Asha is the central Zoroastrian concept of truth, order, and cosmic righteousness that governs both the moral and natural worlds.
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A.
ASH
ASH is the ICAO airline designator used to identify Mesa Airlines in international aviation operations.
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B.
ashik
An ashik is a traditional Turkic bard and folk musician who performs narrative poetry and epic tales, often accompanying themselves on a long-necked lute.
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C.
ASHAK
ASHAK is the acronym for the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo, the country’s highest institution for scientific and artistic research and promotion.
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D.
Ash
Ash is the insecure yet determined son of Mr. Fox in Roald Dahl’s story and its film adaptation, known for his quirky personality and desire to prove himself.
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E.
Ash
Ash is the coldly logical android science officer and secret antagonist aboard the spaceship Nostromo in the 1979 science fiction horror film "Alien."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Zoroastrian religious concept
ⓘ
cosmic principle ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Ahura Mazda ⓘ |
| centralInText |
Avesta
ⓘ
Avesta ⓘ
surface form:
Gathas
|
| contrastedWith | Druj ⓘ |
| coreDoctrineOf |
Zoroastrian cosmology
ⓘ
Zoroastrian ethics ⓘ Avesta ⓘ
surface form:
Zoroastrian law
|
| cosmicDimension |
cosmic order
ⓘ
harmony of creation ⓘ natural law ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRole |
law that sustains creation
ⓘ
structure of the universe ⓘ |
| embodiedBy | Asha Vahishta ⓘ |
| equivalentInMiddlePersian | Ard ⓘ |
| eschatologicalRole | criterion in final judgment ⓘ |
| ethicalImperative |
to act in accordance with Asha
ⓘ
to speak in accordance with Asha ⓘ to think in accordance with Asha ⓘ |
| governs |
moral world
ⓘ
natural world ⓘ |
| hasMeaning |
cosmic righteousness
ⓘ
order ⓘ righteousness ⓘ truth ⓘ |
| influenced |
concepts of divine order in neighboring cultures
ⓘ
later Iranian religious thought ⓘ |
| languageForm |
Avestan language
ⓘ
surface form:
Avestan
|
| linkedConcept |
Ameretat
ⓘ
Haurvatat ⓘ Khshathra Vairya ⓘ Spenta Armaiti ⓘ Vohu Manah ⓘ |
| moralDimension |
justice
ⓘ
right conduct ⓘ truthfulness ⓘ |
| moralRole | standard of right and wrong ⓘ |
| opposes |
chaos
ⓘ
evil ⓘ falsehood ⓘ |
| rankInAmeshaSpentas | second Amesha Spenta ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | arta ⓘ |
| relatedTradition |
Vedic Hinduism
ⓘ
surface form:
Vedic religion
|
| religion | Zoroastrianism ⓘ |
| valuedAs |
highest truth
ⓘ
right order ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: asha Description of subject: Asha is the central Zoroastrian concept of truth, order, and cosmic righteousness that governs both the moral and natural worlds.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.